Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-10-14

among so many that constant use Of
glycerine makes the skin dark is so
erroneous that chemists simply sneer
when an argument is expected. In
factories and laboratories where the oil
is manufactured the hands of the en-
ployes are remarkably soft, and, as n
rule, a shade or SO whittier than the
face.
For coughs, colds, Inflammation OF
the throat, temporary deafness, or
soreness of the nose, glycerine applied
as liniment and taken internally, af-
fords a sure and speedy relief. 1t is a
sovereign remedy for cuts, sores, ulcers
and gangrenous wounds in man and
beast.
A superior hair tonic is obtained by
using two ounces Of glycerine with an
ounce Of water and one Of alcohol. The
three parts when combined may be per-
fumed to suit the taste and will surpass
in merit any oleaginous compound on
sale. For preserving and promoting
the growth of the hair glycerine stands
unrivaled. There is no quicker way to
remove dandruff. and preserve a cloan
scalp than by rubbing the skin under
the hair or beard with it. Its use will
make the hair liable to catch more dust
than il dry. but then it imparts pleas
ing gloss and insures a healthy condi-
ton to the scalp. In applying it is not
necessary to use more than spoonful,
but with a daily application diseased
or scaly epidermis is unknown.
There are absolutely no injurious eff
iects in the use of glycerine, which
makes it the best and safest of cosmet-
les. Sometimes burning sensation is
felt when the oil is applied to chapPed
or sore skin, due to the fact that. like
alcoholic substances, it has an avidity
for water which it absorbs or burns out
of the skin. BY dipping the hands in
warm water, or moistening the face
and applying the glycerine after dry
ing lightly, the burning or irritating
sensation is lessened. Pimples, blotches
and all eruptions Of the skin may be
removed by using pure glycerine in
small quantities, and those who
persist in the use of powder,
which leaves the skin parched and
rough, can restore the soft, smooth
qualities by drying glyccrine into the
skin before retiring. Glycerine and
rose water in the proportion of one to
two, with single drop Of carbolic acid,
will not only produce smooth trans
parent effect, but wholesome one, as
the acid being a disinfectant cleans out
the pores of the skin, and in minute
degree wards of disease. This prepa-
ration is recommended by the highest
medical authority for the use of chill
dren while at school, where they are
constantly exposed to disease by mere
association. For adults who are thrown
much in public or promiscuous COM
panies this simple cosmetic is by no
means insignificant.
1t must not be supposed that glycer-
inc in any form can produce beautiful
complexion. There are skins that moth
ing but calcimine or white paint will
whiten, for the simple reason that ma
ture intended them to be dark. What
is promised and may be expected is a
smooth skin OF healthy color, free from
blemishes commonly known as chap
ping, pimples and rash. Odious little
black heads which frequently appear
about the nose may be removed in time,
by careful use of glycerine in which
few drops of carbolic acid have been
dissolved.
Another excellent form of glycerine
is in soap which one hears and reads
much about, but rarely or never is able
to procure. = Chicago later Ocean.